Why are you so easily swayed by outside conditions 为什么你总是很容易被外境改变

Why are you so easily swayed by outside conditions?

Our purity and kindness are the same as that of our good-knowing advisors. The only difference is the duration. Our moment of clarity of the mind is transient and can be easily wrapped up by outside conditions and afflictions. Whereas, our good-knowing advisors are capable of maintaining this complete kindness and purity all the time.

To learn from our good-knowing advisors is to acquire this capability with which we may keep our mind in its purest state all the time so that we can keep on cultivating good habits without being hindered by the rising and ceasing of sensations. 

为什么你总是很容易被外境改变？

我们的清净、善良都跟善知识是无二无别的，

所不同的是，

人内心中的清明觉悟时间很短，

很容易被外境改变，被烦恼覆盖；

而善知识能够一直保持这种

彻底的善良和清净。

向善知识学习，

就是让我们拥有这种能力，

能够一直保持内心最清净的状态。

持续不断地修行，

不要在意感觉的起伏、生灭。